Clothesline-support



D. E. ROGERS.

CLOTHESLINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2. 1919.

1 ,329,855. Patented Feb. 3,1920.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 2. 1919.

1 329,855 Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

INVENTOR A TTOHNEVS' UNITED s'r TEs PATENT ()FFICE DAVID Eta inn scenes, or DUNLAP, IOWA.

ULOTHESLI'NE-SUPPORT.

Application filed 2, 1919. Serial No. 2342.206.

To all who/11. it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID E. Rosnns, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Dunlap, in the county of Harrison and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glothesline- Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes line supports and more particularly to that type of support including swinging cross arms to which the clothes lines are secured.

An important object of my invention is to provide a support which will permit the swinging cross arms to be adjusted to any desired position about its axis of swing but which will positively prevent any such movement of the cross arms as would allow the clothes to come in contact with the ground.

Another important object is to provide a support in the form of an attachment which may be secured to any ordinary post or to any suitable structure; and which is of light yet strong and durable construction, simple and reliable in operation, and inexpensive and easy to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages reside in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts and will become apparent as the description proceeds and reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification and in which;

Figure l is a side elevation of a clothes line embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of one of the posts showing the swinging cross arm in normal position in full lines and in one of its adjusted positions in dotted line.

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing in vertical section the support and the portion of the post to which it is attached. 1

Referring to the drawings the numeral 5 indicates posts to which the supports are at tached and between which the clothes lines are suspended.

These supports are preferably in the form of an attachment and as they are identical a description of one will serve as a description of both.

The support comprises a bracket preferably of light metallic structure having a base 6, the end portions of which bear 4 Specification of Letters Patent.

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against the post and are provided with suit able holes to receive the bolts 7. .Nuts 7 threaded 0n the bolts 7 serve to secure the bracket to the post. The central portion of the base is bent outwardly so as to be spaced from the post (as shown in Fig. 4) and is provided with a central opening. An extension 8 is formed parallel with the base 6 and is provided with an openingalined with the opening of the central portion of the base. This: extension is preferably formed integral with the base by having the upper portion thereof extended outwardly substantially at right angles for a short distance and then downwardly substantially parallel to said base.

A swinging cross arm 9 is arranged adjacent to the outer face of the extension 8.

A truss member 10 preferably of thin resilient sheet metal has its middle portion arranged, adjacent to the inner face of the central portion of the bracket base, between the base and the post and has its outer ends secured to the cross arm near the extremities thereof by suitable fastenings such as bolts 10. The swinging cross arm and the truss member are provided with openings which aline with the openings of the bracket extension and base and with each other. A pivot bolt 11 is passed through these openings and is secured therein by a nut 11. As shown in Fig. 4 the post 5 may be hollowed out to provide a cavity 12 to accommodate the nut 11', etc., but it is to be understood this is not absolutely necessary as the outwardly bent portion of the bracket base may be spaced far enough from the post to accomplish this purpose. If desired suitable washers may be interposed between the head of the bolt 11 and the swinging cross arm 9, between the swinging cross arm and the bracket extension 8, between the truss member 10 and the nut 11 as shown in Fig. i. It will be seen that the truss member 10 with the cross arm 9 forms a truss active at all times and in all positions of the cross arm to make for stren 'th and rigidity.

The chain 13 is suspenc ed at its ends from the cross arm by virtue of the engagement of the end links of said chain with hooks or eyelets 1 L formed on the extremity of bolts 14 secured in the cross arm near each of its outer ends. A snap hook or the like 15 is secured to the post by means of a staple or similar fastening and 'is adapted to engage any one of the links of the chain 13 to efiect any desired adjustment of the swinging cross arm. The snap hook may be of any type such as for instance the common halter snap.

The clothes lines 16 are secured at their ends to cross arms 9. These clothes lines are engaged by eyelets 17 formed on the end of threaded shanks 1'7. Vinged nuts 18 cooperate with the threaded shanks so that the lines 16 may be drawn taut.

Inpractice the swinging cross arms are normally in ho "izontal position and are re tained in said position by this engagement of snap hook with a link of chain 13. Itis obvious that the snap hook 15 may be engaged with any one of the links of the chain 13 and thereby any desired adjustment of the cross arms maybe effected. \Vhen it is desired to hang clothes upon the lines the snap hook is released and the chain grasped to move the cross arm to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The snap hookis then engaged with a link to hold the'arm in this position while the clothes are being hung on this side. The operation is then repeated on the opposite side and the cross arms are then adjusted to, suit conditions of wind and sunlight. vious that the strength afforded by the truss permits oi? the use of light material for the cross arms and thus lessens the load imposed upon the posts thereby eliminating the necessity of special bracings, etc.

I claim:

1. A clothes line support,including a post, consisting of a bracket having the end portions of its base secured to said post and the It is ob central portion of said base spaced from said post and provided with. an opening, said bracket having an extension parallel to said. base and provided with an opening alined with the opening of said central portion, a pivot bolt mounted in said openings, a swinging cross arm, mounted on said pivot bolt adjacent said extension and a swinging truss member mounted on said pivot bolt ad jacent said central portion and secured at its outer ends to said cross arm for forming with said cross arina truss as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A clothes line support consisting of a bracket having the end portions of its base adapted to be secured to a relatively perma nent supporting structure and the central portion of its base provided with. an opening, said bracket having an extension provided with an opening alined with the opening oi said central portion, a pivot bolt mounted in said a-lined openings and a cross arm mounted on said pivot bolt having means for supporting the clothesline.

3. A. clothes line support comprising a bracket adapted to be attached to a relatively permanent supporting structure, a pivot bolt mounted in said bracket, a swinging cross arm mounted on said pivot bolt having means for supporting the clothes line. and a swinging truss member having its cen tral portion mounted to swing on said pivot bolt and its ends secured to said cross arm adjacent the outer ends thereof for forming with said cross arm a truss, as and for the purposes set forth.

DAVID ELMER noenns. 

